Takeaways and learning reflection

Takeaways and Learning Reflection
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Part One
Analysis of the Video “Why You Will Fail To Have a Great Career”
Professor Smith’s presentation explores the reasons as to why one will be unsuccessful in obtaining a great career. According to my analysis of the video, I picked three points that I think are Professor Smith’s main arguments in the presentation. Firstly, he says that people make decisions not to pursue their passion, dreams, and their greatest fascination in their life so as to attain a great career. Therefore, it does not matter how many times people try to advise you on the channel of achieving a great career since you will always look for excuses as to why you will not pursue a great career. Secondly, Smith touches on the people who try to find their passion, but they finally fail due to equating it to interest. Thus, he claims that passion is beyond interest and one needs to look for alternatives so as to find their destiny. Lastly, Professor Smith talks of those people who find their passion but still end up failing in attaining a great career. He claims that the individuals who fall under this group fail because they value human relationships than accomplishments. Therefore, they would prefer having great friends, a great spouse, great parents and great children for pursuing a great career.
Personally, I uphold the three points presented by Professor Smith. On the first point, many scholars have failed to attain their great careers because they make decisions not to pursue their passion despite being given pieces of advice on the channels to follow for them to attain their greatest dreams successfully.

People develop excuses that only genius people pursue their passions while others rely on luck as the option to be among those dogging great careers. Similarly, many scholars have ended up equating passion to interest, and this has made them fail to attain their desire of being among the great apprentices. They have been unable to realize that passion is beyond interests as it involves searching for alternatives so as to make one view his destiny. On the same note, human relationships have made scholars not to attain their greatest dreams and careers since they end up valuing human affiliations more than their endeavors.
In five years, I wish to own at least three degrees so as to act as a foundation for my career objectives. The following are the three things that I shall implement so as to help me achieve the set target goals. Firstly, I shall be willing to take valuable pieces of advice from associates and family members on the course that I shall follow so as to attain a great career. Secondly, I shall avoid providing lame excuses as some of the reasons as to why I cannot achieve my set career targets. On the same note, I shall look beyond my interests and look for different alternatives of pursuing my passion for the next five years. Lastly, I shall try my level best to value my accomplishments for human relationships. Therefore, great friends, a great spouse, great parents and great children will all come second to my career goals.
Analysis of the Video “The Key to Success, Grit!”
Angela Duckworth’s presentation touches on grit as the key to success. According to my analysis of the video, I picked three points that I think are Angela Duckworth’s main arguments in the presentation. Firstly, she claims that the element we requisite in schooling is the much better indulgent of apprentices and erudition from a motivational and psychosomatic standpoint. Secondly, the speaker touches on grit and says that it is the predictor of success. On the same note, she says that social astuteness, good appearances, physical wellbeing, and I.Q are all not success predictors and cannot be compared to grit. Therefore, grit is seen to be the desire and persistence for long-term goals and living life as if it is an epic and not a race. She says the shocking thing about grit is how little we know and how little science knows about building it. Lastly, she says that the best idea of building grit in kids is through growth mindset. The idea is based on the notion that the aptitude to study is not static and it can be altered with one’s exertions. Therefore one needs to be willing to fail and be wrong so as to start again with lessons learned.
Personally, I uphold the three points presented by Angela Duckworth. Firstly, if apprentices learn from a motivational and psychosomatic angle, they shall end up being successful in their educational life. Secondly, grit has made many students be determined and undergo perseverance so as to achieve their career goals. Therefore, this makes grit to be different from the aspect of I.Q in the issue of predicting success. Lastly, I think grit can be developed through growth mindset among youngsters. The reason behind this is because when youngsters learn about the intelligence and how it cultivates in rejoinder to the trial, they are likely to endure when they nosedive since they do not believe that fiasco is a protruding condition.
I shall apply the following three techniques so as to enable me to realize the type of determination it takes to thrive in my profession and peculiar life. Firstly, I shall be passionate and take perseverance into consideration so as to build a foundation for my long-term goals. Secondly, I shall I shall try to learn from the psychological and motivational perspective so as to get a better understanding of all I need in my career and personal life. Lastly, I shall be grit about getting my kids grittier through using lessons learned from failure as a cornerstone for my success.
Part Two
Workplace Communication Quotes (A1) Takeaways
My latest takeaway about the topic is the significance of communication in the workplace. Therefore, I have realized that leaders need to employ listening skills and effective communication so as to achieve good employee morale and be able to converse the vision of the corporation. On the same note, I learned something unique about myself on my communication skills. Similarly, I learned that I’m in a position to handle diverse topics that are under the theme of communication in a particular setup. The assignment made me realize that I have a knowledge gap that I prerequisite to discourse for individual and specialized progression. My analysis lacked a key component of personal relevance from each section. Thus, I need to address the gap so as to improve in my future endeavors in the education sector.
Miscommunication Analysis (A2) Takeaways
The analysis on the topic made me realize that before settling on a decision, it is vital to communicate with the other arms in the organization so as to ensure smooth operation of activities. In the last few weeks, I have learned that I can carry out a deep analysis on a particular topic despite my work containing some minor errors. On the same note, I have discovered that I have a tendency of omitting headings that are critical in guiding readers who may go through my work. Thus, I need to address the issue of titles and wording errors that were depicted in my work. My plan for dealing with this gap is through proofreading my work and making sure that I include headers so as to enhance the flow of my writings. Therefore, this will help me to propagate my peculiar and proficient levels in different fields.
Problem Definition Report (A5) Takeaways
The problem definition report touched on resolving effective communication in a financial institution. The theme in the topic made me learn that communication process is a vital factor in transforming organization behavior and modeling. On the same note, I found out that poor communication translates the company’s vision into an unachievable goal. The assignment made me realize that I’m capable of defining a problem that faces any company and provides the institution with the necessary recommendations. In the past several weeks, I realized that I had a gap in my knowledge of financial agencies and the mode they apply for communication process among its various departments. I shall address the issue by reading more journals that touch on financial institutions so as to gain more knowledge on how they carry out their activities.
Recommendations Report (A8) Takeaways
The main challenge that I faced in the discharge of the recommendation assignment was on drafting the report requirements that would have assisted me in developing the writing. The act was challenging due to the inadequacy of information from the relevant field that was under study. I learned that I could develop many recommendations to an organization so as to aid it in expanding its operations. Similarly, as I developed the recommendations, I realized a gap in my knowledge as I failed to focus on one critical process and develop its weaknesses. My plans to address this gap are through carrying out a detailed research on my future papers and focusing on the major processes and develop their weaknesses so as to enhance my papers.
Final Learning Reflection and Personal Takeaway
In the last fourteen weeks, I have been able to draft the following as my first three takeaways from the program. Firstly, the course has enabled me to gain knowledge on the significance of communications in different corporations through the assignments that touched on the issue of communication. Secondly, the course has enabled me to pinpoint significant gaps in knowledge that I need to improve on so as to enhance my personal and professional growth. My last takeaway for the course is in the role that it has played in developing my skills on report writing on different issues and sectors.